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Walking the Hannusmetsä nature trail

July 26, 2017

Our mission to explore all Espoo’s nature trails (luontopolut) continues! We headed to the South-West of Espoo last Sunday and explored a ...

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finland, parenting

Things you need to know as an expat parent in Finland

July 22, 2017

After seven years in Finland, I feel I learned a things or two about facilities and opportunities for families in the Helsinki area, and I am ...

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expats, finland, food, sustainability, travel in finland

Strawberry season has started

July 19, 2017

Last summer was awful for Finnish standards and I was completely bummed out when I found out we were late for strawberry season. Yes, last year ...

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finland, travel in finland

Oittaa: nature trail, beach, and great playground

July 15, 2017

One of our favourite places in Espoo to run to when the sun shines is Oittaa. Last weekend for the first time we tried walking the nature trail ...

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Our amazing day in Tykkimäki

July 12, 2017

This year we have no holiday trips planned, so we decided to give the kids a few “special days” here and there. Last week we headed ...

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finland, life, multicultural families

Finnish-English dictionary for second-hand queries

July 8, 2017

If you’ve spent more than six months in Finland, chances are good you feel hopeless about Finnish language. It’s totally normal and ...

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Hidden pearls of Finland

July 5, 2017

Yesterday we took the car and travelled towards Hyvinkää to visit a friend. We were considerably early and looking for something to do to waste ...

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food, reviews

June favorites: books, games & more

July 1, 2017

June’s now over and we are looking up to a sunny warm July… right? Here’s a list of my favorite family-related things of the ...

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expats, food, multicultural families

Risotto is the word

June 28, 2017

Who doesn’t love a good risotto? Even though most people associate it with sopraffine cuisine, risotto is a pretty darn simple dish to cook ...

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Walking the Hannusmetsä nature trail

Things you need to know as an expat parent in Finland

Strawberry season has started

Oittaa: nature trail, beach, and great playground

Our amazing day in Tykkimäki

Finnish-English dictionary for second-hand queries

Hidden pearls of Finland

June favorites: books, games & more

Risotto is the word

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